Breaking its string of Section 2(e)(4) affirmances, the TTAB reversed a refusal to register the mark VEASY for "plant and flower seeds; live plants and flowers; live tropical plants, orchids ...
Last week in Miller v. Department of Justice, __ F.3d __, 2016 WL 7030359 (Fed. Cir. 2016)(Stoll, J.),a thorough exposition was made of an MSPB legal issue in the principal ...
Try your luck on this Section 2(d) bar. The USPTO refused registration of the mark LUCKY SUSHI BAR for bar and restaurant services [SUSHI BAR disclaimed], finding a likelihood of ...
International patent exhaustion is on the Supreme Court docket for the current Term! Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari to review both “Questions Presented” by the Petitioner in Impression Products, ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark ULTRA TRIMMER for "agricultural machines, namely, a trimming machine for trimming leaves, plants, flowers and buds" on the ground that the ...
Congratulations to Mr. Uemura upon his recognition at the November 9th Decoration Ceremony where he was awarded the historic “Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon". This high ...
We are reaching capacity and expect to close registrations shortly, and in any event not later thanDecember 15th. For details of the conference, see www.TheNaplesRoundtable.org. Hal
An informed source has indicated that the incumbent head of the Patent Office would like to stay in her position in the new Administration. According to a report in Politico ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled four (4) oral hearings for the month of December 2016. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the Madison ...
A divided TTAB panel affirmed a Section 2(e)(4) refusal of the mark ADLON for various goods and services, including "hospitality industry services," finding it to be primarily merely a surname. ...